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Patent No. Description Standard PortionEP 1,024,417(DE, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 16 is essential for transmission of an FCP frame.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 4Page: 49

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 9.1, 9.3, 9.3.1Table: 8Pages: 9, 37, 39

EP 1,193,927(DE, ES, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 1 is essential for allocating bandwidth, including necessary overhead.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 8.4.3.1Pages: 1, 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.1, 7.2, 7.7, 7.9Fig.: 12Table: 7Pages: 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 45, 57

EP 1,195,950(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 6 is essential for providing the oMPR and oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1, 2.2.38, 3.1, 3.4, 3.7.3, 6.2.4.13, 8.1, 8.1.2Figs.: Pages: 19, 22, 36-37, 159, 199

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 7.1, 7.4, 7.7, 7.9Figs.: 12 Pages: 9, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 57

1394 Patent Portfolio License Illustrative Cross-Reference Chart(The following chart shows illustrative essential claims for each patent. Other claims also may be essential.)

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionEP 1,533,946(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 1 is essential for isochronous communication.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 2.2.35, 8.1.2, 8.4.3.2, Annexes B, CPages: 1, 15, 199, 233, 253, 254, 255

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 5.2, 6.1.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7, 7.9, 8.2.1Figs.: 7, 8, 12, 16Pages: 9, 11, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 53, 57, 61

EP 1,560,371(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 1 is essential for providing the oMPR and oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1, 1.4.3, 3.1, 3.7.3, 4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4.3.1, Annex AFig.: 3-2Pages: 1, 3, 19, 20, 36, 37, 49, 199, 231, 232, 243

EP 1,696,608(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 7 is essential for bandwidth allocation. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1, 1.4.3, 3.1, 3.7.3, 4, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1, Annex AFig.: 8-11Pages: 1, 3, 19, 36, 37, 49, 199, 216, 232, 233, 243

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 2008)Secs.: 1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7Fig.: 12Tables: 7, 8Pages: 7, 17, 18, 20 to 25

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionEP 1,701,481(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1, 1.4.3, 3.1, 3.7.3, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1, Annex AFig.: 8-11Pages: 1, 3, 19, 36, 37, 199, 216, 232, 233, 243

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 2008)Secs.: 1, 7.1, 7.4, 7.7Fig.: 12Table: 7Pages: 7, 17, 20 to 25

EP 1,703,676(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 6 is essential for isochronous communication.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1, 1.4.3, 2.2.35, 3.1, 3.6.4, 3.7.3, 4.2, 4.2.1.1, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.4.3.1Pages: 1, 3, 15, 19, 32, 33, 36, 37, 53 to 55, 199, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 2008)Secs.: 1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.4, 7.7Fig.: 2Pages: 7, 12, 17, 20, 21, 23 to 25

EP 458,648(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Data bit and clock coding via transmission of Data and Strobe signal. Strobe signal changes whenever two consecutive data bits are the same.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 2.2.52, 3.7.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.4, 4.4.1.1, 4.4.1.2, 5.3.1Figs.: 3-17, 4-12, 4-21Pages: 1, 16, 34, 76, 83, 92, 94-97, 125

EP 575,053(DE, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for determining an order for, and a rearrangement of, transmission requests and processing transmission according to the rearrangement.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 1.4.3, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.7.3.2, 4.2.2, 4.3.7, 4.4, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 5.4.1, 5.4.1.2, 5.4.1.3, 5.4.1.5Figs.: 1-1, 3-16, 4-12, 4-21Pages: 1, 3, 32-33, 40-43, 76, 90, 92-93, 106-110, 129-132

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionEP 658,010(DE, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for controlling a connection using a PCR.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.27, 2.2.35, 3.4.1, 4, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1Figs.: 6-3Table: 6-3, 6-6Pages: 14, 15, 23, 49, 145-46, 154-55

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.8, 7.9Figs.: Pages: 9, 21, 29, 31

EP 674,410(DE, FR, GB, IT, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register, and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.4, 8.1.2, 8.3.1.5, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-16, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 1, 23-25, 33, 199, 204, 216-217, 232-233

EP 674,789(DE, FR, GB)

Claim 1 is essential for initiating the self_ID process, and for choosing a PHY_ID for each node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.1, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 3.7.3.2, 4.2, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.2.1, 4.4.2.3.1Figs.: 3-2, 3-22, 3-23Pages: 1, 20, 36-43, 53-54, 100-106, 109

EP 677,191(DE, FR, GB, IT, SE)

Claim 1 is essential for connecting a PHY circuit to a link layer circuit across an isolation barrier.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.52, 3.7.1, 5, J.2, J.6Figs.: J-10, J-11Pages: 16, 34, 113, 333, 334, 347, 348

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 5AFigs.: 5A-1, 5A-2, 5A-19Table: 5A-1Pages: 98-100, 122

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionEP 679,275(DE, FR, GB)

Claim 1 is essential for a PHY that couples arbitration signals or data signals to and from the port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.5, 3.2.1, 4.2, 4.4Figs.: 4-1, 4-21Pages: 13, 20, 53, 54, 92

EP 682,430(DE, FR, GB)

Claim 1 is essential for continuing an isochronous communication after a bus reset.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 6.2.3Pages: 53-54, 98, 100, 103, 154

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6, 6.2.1, 8.1, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3Figs.: 16, 17, 18Pages: 15, 17, 19, 31, 33, 61, 63

EP 687,113(DE, FR, GB)

Claim 1 is essential for isochronous packets with a packet header structure and CIP header structure.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 6.2.3.1Figs.: 6-17Pages: 154, 155

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3Figs.: 2, 3Pages: 15, 17, 49

EP 689,296(AT, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 7 is essential for modifying PCR values using lock commands.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 3.5.2, 7.3.1.3Tables: 7-5Pages: 25, 178, 188

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.9Pages: 9, 21, 23, 29

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Claim 8 is essential for interpreting arbitration signals and deriving an arbitration state from 0, 1 or Z values driven by, and detected at, a port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.1, 3.4.1, 3.6, 3.7.3.1.1, 3.7.3.4, 4.2.2, 4.2.2.4, 4.3.2, 4.3.3Fig.: 4-12Tables: 4-25 to 4-28Pages: 1, 19, 23, 76, 84, 85

EP 722,224(DE, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for self-identification in a serial bus system with a controller and at least two controlled apparatuses in a tree structure.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.3.4.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 4.4.2.3.1Figs.: 3-23, 3-24, 4-18, 4-23, 4-24Pages: 36, 38-40, 86, 100, 103-104

EP 727,729(DE, FR, GB, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for placing a node in the suspended or active state for conserving power.

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 3.9.5, 3.9.5.2, 3.9.5.4, 4.2.2, 4.4.4Figs.: 4-12, 4-26Pages: 20-23, 43-44, 91-94

EP 776,560(DE, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 9 is essential for providing the oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 1.1Page: 1

EP 834,815(DE, FR, GB, IT, NL)

Claim 1 is essential for beta mode speed signaling.

IEEE P1394b (Oct. 15, 2001)Secs.: 3.2.26, 4, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 10.3.1.4Table: 10-13Pages: 34, 43, 45-46, 165

EP 862,295(DE, ES, FR, GB, IT)

Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, including necessary overhead that can be modified.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1Pages: 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.1, 7.2, 7.7, 7.9, 7.11Figs.: 12Pages: 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 57

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Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth and channel allocation.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4, 6.2.4.13, 6.3.1.6, 8.4.2.6, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Pages: 49, 159, 164, 231, 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6Pages: 15

EP 957,610(DE, FR, GB)

Claim 1 is essential for establishing a point-to-point connection.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4, 6.2.4.13, 6.3.1.6, 7.3.1.3, 7.3.4.3, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Pages: 49, 159, 178, 187-188, 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.9, 8.1, 8.2.1, 8.2.2Figs.: 16, 17Pages: 15, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 61, 63

JP 2,022,582 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting isochronous data of multiple different signals with multiple different nominal data rates on a 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.6.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.3.1.5, 6.3.1.6, 6.3.3.3, 8.4.2.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 3-16, 6-17Tables: 6-6Pages: 32-33, 154-155, 164, 170, 231-232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 6.2, 7.2, 7.7Figs.: 4Tables: 6, 7Pages: 9, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 43, 45, 49

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,064,874 Claims 4 and 5 are essential for implementing a

4-pin connector plug.IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 4.2.1A.1.1Figs.: 4-11A, 4-11BPages: 25-26

JP 3,080,811 Claim 19 is essential for storing the topology map during the self_ID process and transmitting asynchronous packets afterward.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.2, 4.3.4.1, 4.4.2.3.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.4.2.1, 8.3.1.6, 8.4.6, 8.4.6.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-18, 6-3Tables: 4-29, 6-3, 6-7Pages: 19-20, 23, 39-40, 53-54, 86-87, 104, 145, 156, 204, 236

JP 3,127,704 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting the node_ID and isochronous data in isochronous packets with a CIP header on a 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.63, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 6.2.3.1Figs.: 3-2, 6-17Pages: 16, 20, 23, 154-155

IEC 61883 1 (F b 1998)JP 3,129,143 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting isochronous packets with a CIP header on a 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 6.2.3.1Figs.: 3-2, 6-17Pages: 20, 23, 154-155

JP 3,146,928 Claim 1 is essential for allocating, for isochronous communication on a 1394 bus, an amount of bandwidth determined from the maximum payload size, data rate and overhead_ID specified in the oPCR.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2Pages: 20, 23, 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,151,103 Claim 1 is essential for a node link layer that

updates the CYCLE_TIME register immediately with information in a received cycle start packet identified by the Tcode.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4, 6.2.2.2.3, 6.2.4.5, 6.3.3.2Tables: 6-9Pages: 22-23, 148-149, 157-158, 168-169

JP 3,152,055 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting isochronous packets via a 1394 bus on default channel of a broadcast out connection.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 6.2.3.1, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2Pages: 20, 23, 154-155, 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 8.3.1Figs.: 12, 19Pages: 23, 25, 27, 29, 35, 57, 65

JP 3,152,233 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting isochronous packets via a 1394 bus by setting the channel number and incrementing the point-to-point counter of the oPCR of the output device.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 6.2.3.1, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2Pages: 20, 23, 154-155, 232-233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 8.2.1Figs.: 9, 12, 16Pages: 23, 25, 27, 33, 55, 57, 61

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,156,707 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation

including overhead.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 8.4.3.1Page: 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Sec.: 7.7Pages: 27, 29

JP 3,156,711 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, where the contents of the oPCR can be read by other devices.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 8.4.3.1Page: 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7, 7.9Fig.: 12Pages: 27, 29, 31, 57

JP 3,156,715 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, where the contents of the oPCR can be read by other devices.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 8.4.3.1Page: 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7, 7.9Fig.: 12Pages: 27, 29, 31, 57

JP 3,194,318 Claim 1 is essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register, and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.1.5, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Pages: 204, 216-217, 232-233

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,194,380 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource

management using BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.


JP 3,194,381 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource management using BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.


JP 3,194,382 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource management using BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.


JP 3,219,085 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource allocation after a bus reset.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.1.5, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.2.4, 8.4.2.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Pages: 204, 216-217, 229-230, 231-233

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,221,442 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource

management using BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.


JP 3,243,613 Claim 1 is essential for initiating the self_ID process, and for choosing a PHY_ID for each node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1, 3.7.3.1.1, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3Figs.: 4-23, 4-24Pages: 36-40, 98, 100, 103

JP 3,249,334 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1Pages: 216, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7, 7.11Pages: 27, 29, 31

JP 3,251,934 Claim 1 is essential for urgent arbitration. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.4.2Pages: 45, 46

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7, 7.11Pages: 27, 29, 31

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,304,633 Claim 7 is essential for modifying PCR values

using lock commands.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.5.2, 7.3.1.3, 7.3.4.3Fig.: 3-6Tables: 7-5Pages: 24, 25, 178, 187, 188

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.9Figs.: 11, 16Pages: 21, 23, 29, 31, 57, 61

JP 3,307,085 Claim 1 is essential for modifying a PCR to establish a connection.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.4.1Fig.: 3-2Pages: 20, 23

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9Pages: 21, 23, 27, 29, 31

JP 3,341,758 Claim 1 is essential for continuing an isochronous communication after a bus reset.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.3.1.1, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1Fig.: 6-17Pages: 38-39, 154, 155

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 7.3, 7.4, 8.2.1, 8.5Figs.: 5, 15, 25, 26Pages: 15, 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 51, 69, 71

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,359,346 Claim 12 is essential for data-strobe encoded

communication.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.1, 4.3.1, 5.3.1Figs.: 3-17, 4-17, 5-5Pages: 34, 83, 125

JP 3,399,950 Claim 1 is essential for connecting a PHY circuit to a link layer circuit across an isolation barrier.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: J.2, J.6Figs.: J-10, J-11Pages: 333, 334, 347, 348

JP 3,438,259 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting a block-bearing or empty isochronous packet each cycle.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.:3.2, 3.4.1Fig.: 3-2Pages: 20, 23

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2Fig.: 4Pages: 17, 19, 49

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,454,511 Claim 1 is essential for interpreting arbitration

signals and deriving an arbitration state from 0, 1 or Z values driven by, and detected at, a port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 4.3.3Fig.: 4-12Tables: 4-25 to 4-28Pages: 76, 84, 85

JP 3,478,293 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, including bandwidth for overhead and maximum payload size.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.:3.1, 3.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2Pages: 19, 20

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Sec.: 7.7Pages: 27, 29

JP 3,500,785 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, including bandwidth for overhead and maximum payload size, and channel allocation.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Pages: 216, 217, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Sec.: 7.7Pages: 27, 29

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,571,340 Claim 1 is essential for a PHY which selectively

couples either arbitration signals or data signals to and from the port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.1, 4.2, 4.3.2, 4.4Figs.: 4-1, 4-21Pages: 19-20, 34, 53-54, 84, 92-93

JP 3,638,287 Claim 1 is essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.38, 8.1.2, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Fig.: 3-2Pages: 15, 20, 199, 216, 217, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.1, 7.4, 7.7Fig.: 12Pages: 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 57

JP 3,638,946 Claim 1 is essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.38, 8.1.2, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Fig.: 3-2Pages: 15, 20, 199, 216, 217, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.1, 7.4, 7.7Figs.: 2, 12Pages: 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 49, 57

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,638,949 Claim 1 is essential for fair arbitration. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)

Secs.: 3.7.2, 3.7.3.2, 4.4.2.4Figs.: 3-19, 3-20, 3-25 to 3-29, 4-25Pages: 35, 36, 40 to 43, 106, 107

JP 3,667,748 Claim 6 is essential for isochronous communication.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4, 8.1.2, 8.4.3.2, Annexes A, B, CPages: 49, 199, 233, 243, 253, 255

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 5, 6.1.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7Figs.: 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16Pages: 11, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 49, 53, 55, 57, 61

JP 3,667,751 Claim 7 is essential for bandwidth allocation. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.38, 4, 6.2.3.1, 8.1.2, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.3.1, Annex AFig.: 8-11Pages: 15, 49, 154, 155, 199, 216, 229, 230, 232, 233, 243

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7, 7.9Figs.: 7, 8Table: 6, 7Pages: 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 43, 45, 53

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,690,409 Claim 1 is essential for point to point

connections.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.4, 6.2.2, 6.2.4.2.1, 6.2.4.7, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-16, 6-17Pages: 23, 24, 32, 33, 145, 156, 158, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Sec.: 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.9, 8.2, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3Figs.: 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17Pages: 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63

JP 3,702,888 Claim 1 is essential for re-establishing a point-to-point connection after a bus reset.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 3.4.1Page: 23

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Sec.: 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10, 9.2Figs.: 7, 12, 13Pages: 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 39, 53, 57, 59

JP 3,930,028 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous communication.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.38, 4, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2, Annex AFigs.: 3-22, 3-23, 3-24Pages: 1t5, 38, 39, 40, 49, 216, 217, 232, 233, 243

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 5.2, 6.1.2, 6.2.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7Figs.: 9, 12Pages: 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 55, 57

Page 19 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionJP 3,950,907 Claim 2 is essential for a node link layer that


IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 6, 6.2, 6.2.2.2.3, 6.2.4.5, 6.3.3, 6.3.3.2, 8.3.2.3.1Figs.: 6-10, 6-19, 8-5Tables: 6-9Pages: 137, 143, 148-149, 157-158, 166, 168-169, 211

KR 112,949 Claim 1 is essential for prioritizing asynchronous and isochronous packet transmission at the root node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.7.3.2, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.1.1 to 5.4.1.6Figs.: 3-1, 3-25 to 3-29, 4-25, 5-8 to 5-10Pages: 19, 40-43, 51-52, 106-112, 129-132

KR 208,371 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting a data prefix and subsequent data packet.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.6, 4.3.3, 6.2.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 6.2.4.8, 6.2.4.11, 6.2.4.15Figs.: 3-8, 3-9, 6-12, 6-17Table: 4-27Pages: 26, 27, 85, 150, 151, 154, 155, 158, 159, 160

KR 225,043 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting the DATA_PREFIX signal.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.49, 3.6, 3.7.3.2Figs.: 3-8, 3-9, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29Table: 4-27Pages: 15, 26, 27, 40 to 43, 85

KR 290,517 Claim 1 is essential for fair arbitration. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.2, 4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-21, 3-23, 3-25 to 3-29Pages: 19-20, 38-43, 106-112

KR 295,220 Claim 1 is essential for isochronous resource management using BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4.1, 3.8, 8.3.1.5, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-4, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 22, 23, 47, 204, 216-217, 229-230, 232-233

Page 20 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 316,208 Claim 1 is essential for initiating the self_ID

process and for choosing a PHY_ID for each node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.2.1, 4.4.2.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 4.4.2.3.1, 4.4.2.3.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-21 to 3-24, 4-23, 4-24Pages: 19-20, 36-40, 100-106

KR 335,534 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation, including overhead.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 3-2Pages: 20, 232, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.7, 7.9Figs.: 7, 12Table: 7Pages: 21, 27, 29, 31, 45, 53, 57


IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 8-11Pages: 216, 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 7.2, 7.7, 7.9Figs.: 2, 7, 12Pages: 15, 21, 27, 29, 31, 49, 53, 57

Page 21 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 340,356 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation,

including overhead.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 8-11Pages: 216, 232



IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 8.3.2.3.7, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 8-11Pages: 216, 232


KR 359,672 Claim 1 is essential for modifying a PCR to establish a connection.


IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 9.2Figs.: 7, 12, 13, 14, 29Pages: 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 39, 53, 57, 59, 73

Page 22 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 365,537 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting isochronous

data formatted according to the CIP format including the DBC field.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4.1, 6.3.1.5, 6.3.1.6Pages: 23, 164

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.2Figs.: 4, 5, 7Pages: 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 49, 51, 53

KR 365,609 Claim 1 is essential for controlling a connection using a PCR.


IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 9.2Figs.: 7, 8, 12, 13, 29Pages: 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 39, 53, 57, 59, 73

KR 392,282 Claim 8 is essential for providing the oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 1.1Page: 1

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.9Figs.: 8, 12Pages: 9, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 53, 58

Page 23 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 395,385 Claim 1 is essential for bandwidth allocation,

including bandwidth for overhead and maximum payload size.


IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 9.2Figs.: 7, 8, 12, 29Pages: 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 39, 53, 57, 73

KR 403,109 Claim 1 is essential for modifying PCR values using lock commands.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2Fig.: 3-6Pages: 23, 24, 25

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.3, 7.9Figs.: 7, 10, 11, 12, 13Pages: 21, 23, 29, 31, 53, 55, 57, 59

KR 403,401 Claim 1 is essential for modifying PCR values using lock commands.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 8.4.3.2Fig.: 3-6Pages: 23, 24, 25, 233

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.3, 7.9Figs.: 7, 10, 11, 12, 13Pages: 21, 23, 29, 31, 53, 55, 57, 59

Page 24 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 435,915 Claim 1 is essential for implementing a 4-pin

connector plug.IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 4.2.1A.1.1, 4.2.1A.1.6Figs.: 4-11A, 4-11BPages: 25-26, 29

KR 435,916 Claim 1 is essential for implementing a 4-pin connector plug.

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 4.2.1A.1, 4.2.1A.1.1, 4.2.1A.1.5Figs.: 4-11A, 4-11BPages: 25-26, 29

KR 458,144 Claim 5 is essential for transmission of an FCP frame.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4.1Pages: 23

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1Figs.: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33Table: 8Pages: 17, 37, 39, 45, 73, 75, 77

KR 497,689 Claim 1 is essential for restoring connections after a bus reset.

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.3, 7.10, 8.3, 8.3.1, 8.5Fig.: 7Pages: 21, 23, 31, 33, 35, 37, 53

KR 504,312 Claim 1 is essential for restoring connections after a bus reset.

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.2, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10, 8.5Figs.: 7, 12, 13Pages: 27, 29, 31, 37, 53, 57, 59

Page 25 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionKR 516,565 Claim 1 is essential for beta mode speed

signaling.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 3.2Fig.: 3-2Page: 20

IEEE 1394b (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 3.10.4, 3.10.4.1, 3.10.4.2, 3.10.4.3, 13.3.1.4Table: 13-3Pages: 24, 25, 135-136

US 5,052,029 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting a cycle start packet with a value indicating a delay in starting the cycle.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.6.4, 6.2.2.2.3, 6.3.1.5, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.3.3, 8.3.2.3.1Figs.: 3-16, 6-10, 6-19, 8-5Tables: 6-14Pages: 32, 33, 148, 149, 164-166, 169-170, 211, 212

US 5,341,371 Claim 16 is essential for data-strobe encoded communication.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.1, 3.7.3, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.4, 5.3.1, 5.4Figs.: 3-17, 4-12, 4-17, 4-21, 5-1, 5-5, 5-7Pages: 34, 36, 76, 83, 92, 117, 125, 128

US 5,362,249 Claim 1 is essential for an electrical connector with an ESD feature.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2.1.1.1Figs.: 4-2 to 4-5Pages: 55-59

US 5,384,769 Claim 1 is essential for interpreting arbitration signals and deriving an arbitration state from 0, 1 or Z values driven by, and detected at, a port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 4.3.3Fig.: 4-12Tables: 4-25 to 4-28Pages: 76, 84, 85

Page 26 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,384,808 Claim 7 is essential for connecting a PHY circuit

to a link layer circuit across an isolation barrier.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: J.2, J.6Figs.: J-10, J-11Pages: 333, 334, 347, 348

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 5AFig.: 5A-1Pages: 98-100

US 5,394,556 Claim 1 is essential for initiating the self_ID process, and for choosing a PHY_ID for each node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.2, 4.2.3.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.2.1, 4.4.2.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 4.4.2.3.1, 4.4.2.3.2, 4.4.2.4.1Figs.: 3-2, 3-21, 3-23, 3-24, 4-1, 4-23, 4-24Tables: 4-45, 4-46Pages: 1, 20, 36-40, 53-54, 100-106, 109

US 5,400,340 Claim 1 is essential for a port with a resynchronizer that resynchronizes data to a local clock of the port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.7.3, 4.4, 4.4.1.2Figs.: 3-21, 4-21Tables: 4-37, 4-41Pages: 36-37, 92, 93, 96

US 5,485,488 Claim 13 is essential for speed signaling during the data prefix of a PHY packet.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2.1.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.2.1-4.2.2.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.4.1Figs.: 4-8, 4-12, 4-14, 4-17Pages: 65, 76-79, 83-85, 89, 94

Page 27 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,493,570 Claim 1 is essential for a port to detect the end

of a received packet.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2, 4.4, 4.4.1.2, 4.4.2.4.1Figs.: 4-1, 4-21, 4-25Tables: 4-41, 4-47Pages: 53-54, 92, 96, 107, 108, 111

US 5,495,481 Claim 7 is essential for performing ack-accelerated arbitration.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.6, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.5Figs.: 3-1, 3-8, 4-25Tables: 4-47P 19 26 27 107 109 111 144 161US 5,535,208 Claim 6 is essential for making and breaking

point-to-point isochronous communications.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 4.2, 6.2.3.1, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2 Figs.: 4-1, 6-17Pages: 53-54, 154-155, 232-233

US 5,535,214 Claim 7 is essential for prioritizing asynchronous and isochronous packet transmission at the root node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.7.3.2, 4.1.2.1, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.1.1 to 5.4.1.6Figs.: 3-1, 3-25 to 3-29, 4-25, 5-8 to 5-10Pages: 19, 40-43, 51-52, 106-112, 129-132

US 5,539,390 Claim 1 is essential for forwarding self_ID packets containing the PHY_ID each node assigns to itself.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.3.4.1, 4.4.2.3, 4.4.2.3.1, 4.4.2.3.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-24, 4-18, 4-24Tables: 4-29, 4-38, 4-41, 4-46, 4-47Pages: 19, 39-40, 86-87, 94, 96, 103-105, 111

US 5,559,967 Claim 8 is essential for transmitting a disabling signal, as opposed to a packet, to a node incapable of receiving the packet at the packet’s requisite speed.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.3.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.4, 4.4.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 4-12, 4-14, 4-21Tables: 4-17, 4-38, 4-39Pages: 19, 20, 43, 76, 78, 79, 93, 94

Page 28 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,579,486 Claim 1 is essential for a PHY which selectively

couples either arbitration signals or data signals to and from the port.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.1, 4.2, 4.3.2, 4.4Figs.: 4-1, 4-21Pages: 19-20, 34, 53-54, 84, 92-93

US 5,621,725 Claim 7 is essential for transmitting isochronous data formatted according to the CIP format including the DBC field.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4.1, 3.6.4, 6.3.1.6Figs.: 3-16Pages: 23, 32-33, 164

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2, 6.2.1Figs.: 4Pages: 17, 19, 49

US 5,630,173 Claim 1 is essential for fair arbitration. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.2, 4.2, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-23, 3-25 to 3-29, 4-1, 4-25Tables: 4-47Pages: 1, 19-20, 35-43, 53-54, 106-112

US 5,646,941 Claim 14 is essential for transmitting isochronous packets formatted with the CIP header.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2.1, 3.6.4, 8.3.2.3.7Figs.: 3-2, 3-16Pages: 20, 32-33, 216

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2.1Figs.: 2, 3, 5Tables: 3Pages: 15, 17, 19, 41, 49, 51

Page 29 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,689,244 Claim 7 is essential for modifying PCR values

using lock commands.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Sec.: 3.5.2Tables: 7-5Pages: 25, 188

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.9Figs.: 7P 21 23 29 53US 5,699,521 Claim 8 is essential for a node link layer that


IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.2, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.5.3, 6.2.2.2.3, 6.2.4.5, 6.3.3, 6.3.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 3-4, 3-7, 6-10, 6-19Tables: 6-9Pages: 20, 22-23, 26, 148-149, 157-158, 166, 168-169

US 5,790,876 Claim 2 is essential for placing a node in the suspended or active state for conserving power.


US 5,802,048 Claim 1 is essential for performing ack-accelerated arbitration.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.6, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.2.4.1, 4.4.2.4.2, 6.2.5, 6.3.3.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-8, 4-25, 6-18Tables: 4-47Pages: 19, 26-27, 107-109, 111, 161, 168

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 3.9.2.2, 4.4.3Pages: 17, 72

Page 30 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,802,057 Claim 6 is essential for fly-by accelerated

arbitration.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 3.7.3.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-22Pages: 19-20, 26-27, 38

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 3.9.2.3, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.3.4.1, 4.4.3.4.2, 4.4.3.4.3Figs.: 3-32, 4-25Tables: 4-43, 4-47A, 4-47BPages: 18, 70, 72, 83-85, 87-88

US 5,802,289 Claim 1 is essential for performing the bus reset function at a node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.3.1.2, 4.2, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.1.1, 4.4.2.1.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-21, 3-23, 4-1, 4-22Tables: 4-44Pages: 1, 19-20, 36-39, 53-54, 98-99

US 5,809,331 Claim 1 is essential for implementing the Configuration ROM.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 1.7.1, 2.2.23, 3.2, 3.3, 8.3.2.5, 8.3.2.5.5, 8.3.2.5.5.1 to 8.3.2.5.5.3, 8.3.2.5.6, 8.3.2.5.6.1Figs.: 3-2, 3-3, 8-21 to 8-24Pages: 10-11, 14, 20, 21, 221-222, 224-227

US 5,842,027 Claim 24 is essential for power management in a node.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.7.3, 4.2.2.7, 4.3.4, 4.3.4.1, 4.4, 8.4.4, 8.4.4.1, 8.4.4.4Figs.: 3-1, 3-21, 4-16, 4-18, 4-21Tables: 4-20, 4-29Pages: 19, 36-37, 81-82, 86-87, 92, 234-235

US 5,848,240 Claim 1 is essential for controlling a communications channel between two nodes using the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register and the oPCR or iPCR.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.49, 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.5.2, 6.2.2.3.2, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 6-14Pages: 15, 19-20, 24, 25, 152, 233

Page 31 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,886,983 Claim 7 is essential for providing the oMPR and

oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.3, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1Figs.: 3-3, 4-1Pages: 21, 53-55

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 to 7.6, 7.9, AFigs.: 10, 12, A.1Pages: 9, 11, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 55, 57, 79, 81, 83

US 5,944,827 Claim 2 is essential for placing a node in the suspended or active state for conserving power.


US 5,949,761 Claims 12 and 19 are essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register, and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.6.4, 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.2.5, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 3-16, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 19, 20, 33, 199, 216, 217, 229-230, 232-233

US 5,978,360 Claims 12 and 19 are essential for an isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register, and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.6.4, 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.2.5, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 3-16, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 19, 20, 33, 199, 216, 217, 229-230, 232-233

Page 32 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 5,995,489 Claims 12 and 14 are essential for an

isochronous resource manager node implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE register, and the CHANNELS_AVAILABLE register.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.6.4, 3.7.3.1.2, 3.7.3.1.3, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.2.1, 4.4.2.3, 4.4.2.3.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.3.1.6, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.2.3, 8.4.2.5, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 3-16, 3-23, 3-24, 4-23, 4-24, 8-11, 8-12Tables: 4-45, 4-46Pages: 19, 20, 33, 38-40, 100-106, 199, 204, 216, 217, 229-230, 232-233

US 6,024,606 Claim 8 is essential for implementing a 4-pin connector plug.

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 4.2.1A.1.1Figs.: 4-11A, 4-11BPages: 25-26

US 6,088,332 Claim 9 is essential for providing the oMPR and oPCR in a node on a tree topology 1394 bus.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1Pages: 19 to 23, 53 to 55

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.9, AFigs.: 8, 10, 12, A.1, Pages: 9, 11, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 53, 55, 57, 79, 81

Page 33 of 44

Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 6,128,316 Claim 1 is essential for allocating bandwidth,

including necessary overhead corresponding to topology changes.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-9Pages: 19-20, 27, 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 7.7Fig.: 12Table: 7Pages: 27, 29, 45, 57

US 6,185,622 Claim 1 is essential for a node with PHY and Link layers and a Configuration ROM storing the link_spd in the Bus_info_block.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.4, 4, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 6, 6.2, 6.3.1.1 to 6.3.1.7Figs.: 3-4, 4-12, 4-17, 6-1Tables: 4-25 to 4-28Pages: 22-23, 49, 76, 84-85, 137, 143, 163-165

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 8.3.2.5.4Figs.: 8-20Tables: 5B-1Pages: 126 167 168

US 6,243,362 Claims 1, 3 and 5 are essential for implementing the BANDWIDTH_AVAILABLE and CHANNELS_AVAILABLE registers.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 19, 20, 216, 217, 232, 233

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 6,266,344 Claim 1 is essential for beta mode speed

signaling.IEEE P1394b (Oct. 15, 2001)Secs.: 3.2.26, 4, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 10.3.1.4Table: 10-13Pages: 34, 43, 45-46, 165


IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 4.2.2, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 4-12, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 19, 20, 76, 216, 217, 232, 233

US 6,299,486 Claims 1 and 4 are essential for a 4-pin connector plug.

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs,: 4.2.1A.1.1Figs.: 4-11A, 4-11B, 4-11D, 4-11EPages: 25-26, 28


IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 8.3.2.3.7, 8.3.2.3.8, 8.4.3, 8.4.3.1, 8.4.3.2Figs.: 3-2, 8-11, 8-12Pages: 19, 20, 216, 217, 232, 233

US 6,381,697 Claim 5 is essential for transmission of an FCP frame.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 4.4.1.2, 6.2, 6.3.1.3Figs.: 3-16, 6-1Table: 4-41Pages: 19, 32-33, 96, 143, 163

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 1, 4.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1Figs.: 32, 33Table: 8Pages: 9, 11, 37, 39, 45, 77

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arbitration.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 3.6.2.2, 3.7.3.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-22Pages: 19-20, 26-27, 29, 38


US 6,567,421 Claim 1 is essential for allocating bandwidth, including necessary overhead.


IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 5.3.1, 7.1, 7.7, 7.9, 7.11Fig.: 12Table: 7Pages: 13, 21, 27, 29, 31, 45, 57

US 6,577,646 Claim 1 is essential for allocating bandwidth for maximum size of isochronous packets and necessary overhead.


IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 7.3, 7.7Figs.: 2, 12T bl 7

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 6,587,477 Claim 1 is essential for allocating bandwidth,

including necessary overhead.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2.1, 8.4.3.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-9Pages: 19-20, 27, 232

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.1.1, 7.7

US 6,587,904 Claim 1 is essential for loop prevention. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Sec.: 3.10.5.2, 14.7, 14.7.1, 14.7.6, 14.7.7, 14.7.8, 14.7.9, 16.3.3.5Fig.: 14-3Table: 16-8Pages: 27, 155, 156, 158, 159, 193, 194

US 6,618,785 Claim 1 is essential for performing an autocrossover.

IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Sec.: 12.4.5, 16.2.5.1Figs.: 19-3, 19-5, 19-7Pages: 110, 181, 263, 269, 281, 287, 288

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 6,636,914 Claim 1 is essential for Beta-mode arbitration. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)

Secs.: 1.6.7, 2.2.x, 3.10.5.2, 3.10.5.2.2, 3.10.5.2.3, 16.4, 16.4.1, 16.4.2, 16.4.2.1, 19, 19.4.1, 19.5Figs.: 3-34, 19-17, 19-22Table: 16-11Pages: 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 27 to 30, 196, 198, 199, 259, 314, 331, 332, 349, 351, 352

US 6,639,918 Claim 1 is essential for Beta-mode arbitration. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 0.1, 2.2.x, 3.10.5.2, 3.10.5.2.1, 3.10.5.2.3, 3.10.5.2.4, 16.4.2.1, 16.4.2.2Figs.: 19-4, 19-22Table: 16-11, 16-12Pages: 1, 19, 27 to 30, 198 to 200, 266, 350

US 6,675,247 Claim 1 is essential for loop prevention. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Sec.: 0.1, 3.10.5.2, 3.10.7.2, 14.1, 14.5, 14.7, 14.7.5, 14.7.8, 14.7.11, 16Figs.: 14-1, 14-2, 16-1Table: 14-2Pages: 1, 27, 28, 33, 145, 147, 149, 150, 153, 155, 157, 158, 160, 173

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arbitration.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 3.7.3.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-22Pages: 19-20, 26-27, 38

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 3.9.2.3, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.3.4.1, 4.4.3.4.2, 4.4.3.4.3Figs.: 3-32, 4-25Tables: 4-43, 4-47A, 4-47B

US 6,718,497 Claim 4 is essential for jitter measurement. IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9Pages: 19-20, 26-27

IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 0.1, 13.3.2.7, 15.1.1, Annex OFig.: 15-2Tables: 15-3

US 6,721,330 Claim 4 is essential for fly-by accelerated arbitration.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 3.7.3.1.1Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-22Pages: 19-20, 26-27, 38

IEEE 1394a-2000 (Jun. 30, 2000)Secs.: 2.2.66, 3.9.2.3, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.3.4.1, 4.4.3.4.2, 4.4.3.4.3Figs.: 3-32, 4-25Tables: 4-43, 4-47A, 4-47B

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arbitration.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9Pages: 19-20, 26-27


US 6,816,485 Claim 1 is essential for controlling a connection using a PCR.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.36, 3.4, 3.4.1, 6.2.3, 6.2.3.1, 8.3.1.3, 8.3.1.4, 8.3.1.5Figs.: 6-17Table: 6-6Pages: 15, 22-23, 154-155, 203-204

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Sec.: 6.2.3APage 136

IEC 61883-1 (Feb. 1998)Secs.: 6.2.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8, 9.2Figs.: 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16Pages: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 39, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 6,831,928 Claim 1 is essential for transmitting only Legacy

format packets into a Legacy cloud.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9Pages: 19-20, 26-27

IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 2.2.x, 3.10.2, 3.10.5.2.4, 16.4.3, 16.4.3.2.1.1Pages: 15, 17, 23, 30, 200, 201

US 6,842,805 Claim 1 is essential for loop prevention. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Sec.: 3.10.5.2, 14.7, 14.7.1, 14.7.6, 14.7.7, 14.7.8, 14.7.9, 16.3.3.5Figs.: 14-3, 19-6Table: 16-8Pages: 27, 155, 156, 158, 159, 193, 194, 275, 276, 278, 279, 280

US 6,865,632 Claim 1 is essential for Beta-mode arbitration. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 1.6.7, 2.2.x, 3.10.5.2, 3.10.5.2.2, 3.10.5.2.3, 16.4, 16.4.1, 16.4.2, 16.4.2.1, 19, 19.3.2, 19.4.1, 19.5Figs.: 3-34, 19-2, 19-5, 19-11, 19-17, 19-18, 19-22Table: 16-11Pages: 7, 8, 14, 15, 27 to 30, 196, 198, 199, 259, 261, 270, 301, 314, 327-332, 339, 349-353

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arbitration.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 3.6.2.2Figs.: 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12Pages: 19-20, 26-27, 29


US 6,944,705 Claim 1 is essential for performing an autocrossover.

IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Sec.: 12.4.5, 16.2.5.1Figs.: 19-3, 19-5, 19-7Pages: 110, 181, 263, 269, 281, 287, 288

US 6,985,981 Claim 1 is essential for loop prevention. IEEE 1394b-2002 (Dec. 14, 2002)Secs.: 3.10.5.2, 14.7, 14.7.1, 14.7.6, 14.7.7, 14.7.8, 14.7.9, 16.3.3.5, Fig.: 14-3Table: 16-8Pages: 27, 155, 156, 158, 159, 193, 194

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Patent No. Description Standard PortionUS 8,594,124 Claim 1 is essential for suspending and

resuming a point to point connection.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.34, 2.2.35, 3.2, 3.7.3Pages: 15, 16, 20, 36

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 2.2.X, 3.9.5, 3.9.5.2, 3.9.5.4, 4.3.4, 4.3.4.4, 4.3.4.4.4, 4.3.4.4.5, 4.4.4.1Figs.: 4-20D, 4-20E, 4-26Tables: 4-31D, 4-31EPages: 15, 21, 22, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 91-93

US 8,873,423 Claim 1 is essential for suspending and resuming a point to point connection.

IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.34, 2.2.35, 3.2, 3.7.3Pages: 15, 16, 20, 36



IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.34, 2.2.35, 2.2.61, 3.2, 3.7.3Pages: 15, 16, 20, 36


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resuming a point to point connection.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.34, 2.2.35, 3.2, 2.2.61, 3.2, 3.7.3Pages: 15, 16, 20, 36

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 2.2.X, 3.9.5, 3.9.5.2, 3.9.5.3, 3.9.5.4, 4.3.4, 4.3.4.4, 4.3.4.4.4, 4.3.4.4.5, 4.4.4.1Figs.: 4-20D, 4-20E, 4-26Tables: 4-31D, 4-31EPages: 12, 13, 15, 20-23, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 91-93







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resuming a point to point connection.IEEE 1394-1995 (Aug. 30, 1996)Secs.: 2.2.34, 2.2.35, 2.2.61, 3.2, 3.7.3Pages: 15, 16, 20, 36

IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 2.2.x, 3.9.5, 3.9.5.2, 3.9.5.3, 3.9.5.4, 4.3.4, 4.3.4.4, 4.3.4.4.4, 4.3.4.4.5, 4.4.4.1Figs.: 4-20D, 4-20E, 4-26Tables: 4-31D, 4-31EPages: 12, 13, 15, 20-23, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 91-93






IEEE 1394a-2000 (June 30, 2000)Secs.: 2.2.x, 3.9.5, 3.9.5.2, 3.9.5.3, 3.9.5.4, 4.3.4, 4.3.4.4, 4.3.4.4.4, 4.3.4.4.5, 4.4.4.1Figs.: 4-20D, 4-20E, 4-26Tables: 4-31D, 4-31EPages: 12, 13, 15, 20-23, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 91-93

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